Situ Wenjie

The second reason for not replying to Jie: I was rushing to attend a very important seminar: Earthquake Prediction Seminar.

I turned off my phone without replying to Jie’s distress message. The most important reason for this reflexive action that seemed to have no time to think was because I was queuing up to enter a very important seminar when I received this message. the venue.

And the host repeatedly confessed that we must turn off the mobile phone so as not to affect the progress of the experiment.

If it had been earlier, I might have contacted Jie.If Jay had sent a text message a little later, I would not have noticed that Jay had called for help three days earlier.

Why am I attending this seismograph seminar?

Yes, such a professional seminar should have nothing to do with a small person like me.

It all started with a phone call a month ago.

'Hello!Oh... It's Professor H... Long time no see... Long time no see... Is there anything you can do with me, old man? 'Professor H is a rare visitor to me. He is a world-renowned earthquake expert. I was flattered to answer the phone call from such a famous person, and of course my words trembled.

'You want me to attend an earthquake seminar?ok... ok... ok... when? 'It must be a great honor for me to participate in the seminar with such scholars.No matter how busy you are, make time for it.

When I agreed to participate in this seminar, it was entirely with the mentality of learning new professional knowledge. I completely thought that I was just going to be an audience and watch the experts and scholars I admired present their latest research reports.

I was completely unprepared except for making time.

As a result, the day before the seminar, I received another call from Professor H.

'Yes... yes... yes... thank you professor for the reminder... I remember, of course I remember tomorrow's seminar.I am ready.Still looking forward to it! 'I said excitedly,'Professor, see you tomorrow. '

The professor's reply really scared me into a cold sweat.

It turned out that the professor did not attend the seminar, and he asked me to participate in this seminar on his behalf.

On behalf of Professor H to participate in seminars on earthquakes?

What can I do?

The professor is an earthquake expert and also...

I…

A bunch of earthquake data, to me, is just a bunch of numbers whose meaning I can't understand.

I can't see the difference in the power of the seismic waves.

Why should I represent Professor H?

"Professor, I really can't..." I stammered, trying to escape this disaster.

Telling me to go to an earthquake seminar on behalf of Professor H is like asking a grade-school student to attend a calculus seminar who still doesn't know how addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division work.The extent is very different.

The difference between Professor H and I in terms of understanding of earthquakes is even greater.

'Don't worry, I said you can do it, you can do it.I believe in you. 'Professor H gave me confidence.

'Professor, can you really not go?You go, I will assist you.I can help you.I'm alone, I can't do it by myself. ' I continued begging.

'no.I can not go.I was sick and admitted to the hospital. '

"Ah...then I won't go..." I whispered.

'no! 'It seems that Professor H is really angry,' You must go.In order for you to go to this seminar, the U country has paid you a registration fee of 300 million US dollars.If you don't go, you not only need to compensate the registration fee of 300 million US dollars, but also compensate for the loss of action! '

'$300 million entry fee! 'My eyeballs almost fell out of my sockets,' what seminar?so expensive! '

'Earthquake Predictor Workshop. 'Professor H replied calmly.

Older gingers are more spicy.

'Okay, I'll go.But, professor, you have to help me.What am I going to this seminar for?What should I prepare? '

Such a scene is very funny: a person who is going to participate in a seminar with a registration fee of 300 million US dollars does not know what kind of seminar he is going to attend.He didn't even figure out the name of the seminar, but a sponsor wanted to sponsor him. Country U is really rich!

Life is a series of jokes.

'I told you last time, you are representing country U to participate in this seminar this time. 'Did the professor say that I represent country U?How come I have no impression.However, facing such a highly respected senior, I dare not raise any doubts.But why do I feel like I'm on a thief ship?

'Participating in this seminar are representatives from some countries.This seminar is a bit like a product presentation...'Professor H is awesome, he knows that I really don't understand earthquakes, so he explained it to me with very shallow examples,'...they will explain what they have done in recent years The results of the research, how to more accurately measure the occurrence of earthquakes, and predict the possible occurrence of earthquakes. '

'And your main job is to identify whether the U country is going to invest in the establishment of this system. '

'How much will this plan cost? 'The registration fee is so expensive, the investment required for the plan should be sky-high.

"It's more than 200 billion dollars..." Professor H replied lightly.

'More than 200 billion! '

This time, Lun felt that my heart was about to jump out of my throat. How could I decide whether to buy a [-] billion project?

What if I make a wrong decision?

Wait...a question popped into my head...Calm down, calm down, things always work out...

'Wait...Professor, country U is not in an earthquake zone!There will be no earthquakes...so there is no need to invest in the construction of this system...'Thank God for letting me think of this reason, and based on this reason alone, it can be decided that there is no need for investment.

'Before it was not a seismic zone, it does not mean that it will not be a seismic zone in the future.Didn't you hear Minister Luo from Country U say that?Excessive development without concern for the ecological environment may lead to earthquakes.This is to plant a good cause and get a good result; to plant a bad cause and get a bad result. '

ah?Earthquakes... have anything to do with this?

Minister Luo's remarks have been widely scolded on the Internet.

Are earthquakes related to the destruction of the ecological environment?

Will destroying the ecological environment lead to earthquakes?

As we all know, earthquakes are vibrations caused by the release of energy from the earth's crust.

Earthquakes only occur in seismic zones, areas of instability in the Earth's crust, especially the dying boundaries between plates.There are three main seismic belts in the world: the circum-Pacific seismic belt, the Eurasian seismic belt, and the mid-ocean ridge seismic belt.

Everything in the universe is related and interacts with each other.

For example, if an earthquake of the same extreme occurs, the damage rate of places that develop with consideration for the environment must be lower than places that do not take care of the ecological environment.

Therefore, I certainly cannot say that the destruction of the ecological environment has nothing to do with the occurrence of earthquakes, but it is also true to say that the people in country R cultivate good causes and reap good results, and that they sow evil causes reap evil results, and that earthquakes occur because of their development without concern for the environment. Too ridiculous?

Earthquakes will only occur in earthquake zones. Therefore, no matter how environmentally friendly the countries in the earthquake zone are, when an earthquake is about to happen, it will still happen, and the country will still be hurt by the earthquake.

For those countries outside the earthquake zone, no matter how much she destroys the environment, the earthquake will not happen, and she will never suffer from the damage caused by the earthquake.

So for statements like this:

'Before it was not a seismic zone, it does not mean that it will not be a seismic zone in the future.Didn't you hear Minister Luo from Country U say that?Excessive development without concern for the ecological environment may lead to earthquakes.This is to plant a good cause and get a good result; to plant a bad cause and get a bad result. ’ coming from a seismologist like Professor H makes me think.

What does he mean?

If he, like most people, disagrees with Minister Luo's remarks.So, is he mocking Minister Luo's remarks?If he disagreed with Minister Luo's opinion, why didn't he just make it clear?Is it true that even a well-learned person like Professor H must succumb to the majesty of an official?

If this is Professor H's own opinion, it is even more worthy of my deep thinking.Regarding the occurrence of earthquakes, does Professor H know factors that ordinary people do not know?

'Minister Luo is the minister in charge of this purchase, right?Was the outcome of the seminar to be reported to him? '

There are legends in the world that Minister Luo is actually more powerful than the president, and Minister Luo is actually the real ruler of country U.

'no.The President will contact you directly after the seminar. '

The president will contact me?Did Minister Luo send him to contact me?Why didn't he send Minister Luo to contact me? ...it appears that the rumor has some truth to it.

'Hmm...professor, what kind of minister is Minister Luo? 'To be honest, I don't care much about politics, and I don't know the scope of authority of many politicians. Since I want to work under other departments, at least I should figure out what kind of department I am helping.

'Minister Luo?He is in charge of the procurement... He is also responsible for the procurement of this system. '

'Minister of Purchasing?After he purchases it, which department will be responsible for the activation, management and maintenance? '

I heard that the Minister of Purchasing has purchased a lot of things that were not used in the end.Although country U is very rich, I don't want me to make such an irresponsible decision.

'Do you know what distribution of authority is?Assignment of authority is to take good care of things within the scope of one's position and authority. It is best not to care about other people's affairs. Taking care of other people's affairs is called ultra vires! 'Professor H impatiently taught me a lesson,' That's all, Minister Luo is only in charge of purchasing, and the rest is none of his business.You just need to use your expertise to help him purchase, and ignore the rest! '

What I want to say is: Earthquakes are not my specialty!

However, the professor on the other end of the phone has hung up.It seemed that he was really ill, and not seriously ill.

I have an uneasy feeling.

Hear also wars and rumors of wars, and do not be dismayed.Because these things are necessary.It's just that the end has not yet come.People will fight against people, and kingdoms against kingdoms.There will be famines and earthquakes in many places.This is the beginning of disaster.

Is the end really near?